Surname

Nová

3 368 Bearers

289. Rank

female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Nek. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 165 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Nová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Plzeňský kraj	913
2	Středočeský kraj	592
3	Hlavní město Praha	493
4	Ústecký kraj	362
5	Jihočeský kraj	207
6	Jihomoravský kraj	164
7	Karlovarský kraj	132
8	Liberecký kraj	119
9	Moravskoslezský kraj	80
10	Královéhradecký kraj	72
11	Pardubický kraj	67
12	Kraj Vysočina	60
13	Olomoucký kraj	56
14	Zlínský kraj	51
	Total CZ	3 368

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	493
2	Plzeň	262
3	Rokycany	130
4	Nýřany	87
5	Sušice	85
6	Brno	83
7	Kladno	63
8	Klatovy	60
9	Beroun	58
10	Mělník	58
11	Kralovice	54
12	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	53
13	Teplice	51
14	Domažlice	48
15	Strakonice	47
16	Mladá Boleslav	46
17	Chomutov	43
18	Ústí nad Labem	43
19	Most	42
20	Hořovice	40
21	Černošice	38
22	České Budějovice	36
23	Horšovský Týn	36
24	Liberec	36
25	Pardubice	36
26	Rakovník	35
27	Sokolov	33
28	Tachov	31
29	Karlovy Vary	30
30	Děčín	30

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011